sleeking
Polishing to shine
Sleeking is the present participle of sleek, used as a verb meaning to make smooth, glossy, or streamlined.
You might sleek back your hair with gel or water, pressing it flat against your head.
The word suggests creating a polished, refined appearance: She was sleeking her hair in the mirror before the interview.
Animals sleek their fur by licking or grooming it until it lies flat and shines.
Soft surface luster
- lusterSoft reflected light
- shineEmit or reflect light
- glazeThin lustrous coating
- polishSmooth by rubbing
buffed · glossy · satiny · gleaming · radiant · reflective · shimmery · sparkle
Glossy-surfaced woven cloth
- velvetThick-pile textile
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- suppleFlexing without damage
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
soft · silken · flowing · glossy · fine · delicate · downy · feathery
Grooming with vanity
- primpingFussing over appearance
- oilingApplying slick substance
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- furAnimal body hair
mane · hair · pelt · feathers · whiskers · smoothing · brushing · tending
Without roughness or difficulty
- flattenMake level or smooth
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- combToothed grooming implement
- pressApply force downward
iron · straighten · groom · plaster · tame · neaten · brush · coif
Minimizing drag through shape
- hydrodynamicRelating to fluid motion
- contouredShaped to fit
- taperedGradually narrowing in width
- sculptedShaped into art
fluid · efficient · racing · bullet-shaped · swept-back · low-profile · fuselage · fairing
sheen
Soft surface luster
polish · buffed · glossy · satiny · gleaming · radiant · reflective · shimmery · sparkle · patina
satin
Glossy-surfaced woven cloth
lustrous · soft · silken · flowing · glossy · fine · delicate · downy · feathery · gossamer
preening
Grooming with vanity
- primpingFussing over appearance
- oilingApplying slick substance
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
fur · mane · hair · pelt · feathers · whiskers · smoothing · brushing · tending · beautifying
smooth
Without roughness or difficulty
press · iron · straighten · groom · plaster · tame · neaten · brush · coif · style
aerodynamic
Minimizing drag through shape
- hydrodynamicRelating to fluid motion
- contouredShaped to fit
- taperedGradually narrowing in width
sculpted · fluid · efficient · racing · bullet-shaped · swept-back · low-profile · fuselage · fairing · speedboat
sleekingroughening
Making less smooth
coarsening · texturizing · matting · tangling · ruffling
sleekingdisheveling
Making untidy or disordered
tousling · mussing · ruffling · messing up · disordering
sleek, slick, slicker, slicked, sleeked, slicking, sleekness, sleeker, sleekest